Category:Old Irish terms by usage

Old Irish terms categorized by the manner and context in which they are used by speakers.

• Category:Old Irish terms with archaic senses: Old Irish terms with individual senses that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature, sometimes still used for special effect, and typically recognized by native speakers.
• Category:Old Irish derogatory terms: Old Irish terms that are intended to disparage, demean, insult or offend.
• Category:Old Irish hapax legomena: Old Irish terms that are attested only once in the entire corpus.
• Category:Old Irish higher register terms: Old Irish terms belonging to a higher linguistic register, such as literary terms; such terms are somewhat less common or known.
• Category:Old Irish nonstandard terms: Old Irish terms that are considered improper, incorrect or commonly misused.
• Category:Old Irish poetic terms: Old Irish terms whose usage is typically restricted to works of poetry.
• Category:Old Irish terms with rare senses: Old Irish terms with individual senses that are rarely found in general use and may not be recognized by some native speakers.
• Category:Old Irish rare terms: Old Irish terms that are rarely found in general use and may not be recognized by some native speakers.
• Category:Old Irish terms with historical senses: Old Irish terms with senses that refer to things or concepts mainly known for their historical value.
• Category:Old Irish terms with uncertain meaning: Old Irish terms whose meaning is unknown or disputed.